Management and Outcomes of Pregnancy in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease

Abstract

Background: Pregnant women with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart diseases (PAH-CHD) have a high incidence of mortality and adverse outcomes for mother and child. Methods: We retrospectively examined the treatment strategies and analyzed the outcomes of pregnancy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension managed at a single clinical hospital from 2009 to 2018. Results: Analysis of all 102 patients with PAH-CHD in pregnancy showed that maternal and newborn death from the disease was low(